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hossei
using the correct preposition :at/from?
1) I have to pick my son up at school (from school)
2) I gotta buy a few things at the supermarket on the way (from the supermarket)
3)pick me up at the airport (from the airport)
19 okt. 2019 07:24
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The preposition usually depends on the verb. A good dictionary includes the verb and preposition.
Here are the usual prepositions.
pick up something/somebody (at a place)
bring something/somebody (to a place) (from a place)
buy something (at a place) (from a person)
1) I have to pick my son up at school.
or - I have to bring my son home from school.
or - I have to take my son home from school.
2) I gotta buy a few things at the supermarket ["I have to buy" is better.]
or - I have to bring home a few things from the supermarket.
or - I have to take home a few things from the supermarket.
3) Pick me up at the airport.
Note - to take and to bring are directional depending on the listener's perspective.
The Oxford Learner's Dictionaries are an excellent, free resource.
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com
19 oktober 2019
In these sentences both are fine.
19 oktober 2019
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